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Cross Asset Investment Strategy

This monthly document gathers all Amundi’s analysis and strategies regarding all asset classes. Find all our views organized by themes.

Featured in our February issue:

  1. What are the risk factors for portfolios in a "risk on" mode?
  2. Spain: domestic demand to remain depressed in 2013.
  3. Divergences in exports: the external adjustment of major EMU countries remains limited.
  4. "Weakness" of the yen. Will it boost exports and the stock exchange?
  5. Goodwill: the moment of truth.
  6. Equity markets: soaring too fast?
  7. Another look at eurozone equity valuations.
  8. Is there any value left in Eur IG credit?
  9. Towards a further re-rating of the European Pharmaceutical sector?

Cross Asset Investment Strategy - Special Focus

January 2013 - Euro Investment grade corporate bond supply: evolution and prospects

After a decade of strong growth, Euro Investment Grade (Eur IG) corporate bond market
has run out of steam in the last two years. Outstanding debt value rose from just €200 bn in
1999 to €1.4 trn by 2009, partially closing the gap with the bigger and older US credit market.
However, in 2010 and 2011, this trend came to a stop and 2012 is the first year to see a
remarkable shrinkage of its overall size, mainly on the back of negative net issuance from
financial issuers.

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